EMT Simulation Tools for the Emerging Grid

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• Prof Ani Gole, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba
• Friday 08 February 2019, 15:00-16:00
• 1109B (CAP seminar room) .

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Worldwide, the power grid is undergoing a transformational change. The legacy grid which was centrally controlled and consisted of largely ac generators, transmission lines and dispatchable energy sources is being replaced by a flexible de-regulated grid with increasing renewable energy sources, HVDC converters and smart controls. These changes are challenging the capabilities of simulation and modelling tools. The lecture will give an overview of the new requirements that are necessary, particularly for electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulation tools resulting from the changing grid structure. One challenge is how to simulate large power electronic converters such as Multi-level modular converters (MMC) that have a very large component count. Methods to model very large systems will be discussed, and new study approaches that combine multiple simulation tools on the same computing platform will also be presented. Emerging simulation platforms such as real-time simulators and hybrid simulators will be discussed.

Bio: Prof Ani Gole is Distinguished Professor and NSERC Industrial Chair in Power Systems Simulation at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the University of Manitoba. He has over 30 years’ experience in the development of modelling tools for power networks incorporating power-electronic equipment such as HVDC and FACTS converters. He is one of the original developers of the widely used PSCAD / EMTDC simulation program. Dr. Gole has also made important contributions to the development of the real-time digital simulator RTDS from RTDS Technologies of Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Gole is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Manitoba, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and an IEEE Fellow. For his contributions to the modelling of Flexible Ac Transmission System (FACTS) devices, he received the IEEE Nari Hingorani FACTS medal in 2007. Dr. Gole is a member of the Long Range Planning Committee of the IEEE Power and Energy Society.

This talk is part of the Control and Power Seminars series.

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